To retrieve all publications by an author, make the most of the possibilities provided by the LILACS Methodology!

If you are using the simple search form, start like this:

1. Search for variations of the author’s name and locate the curriculum link on platforms like Lattes, Google Scholar, LinkedIn, and other available academic profiles. Identify persistent author numbers, such as the ORCID.

Example: João Paulo Souza

• Full name: João Paulo Dias de Souza

Variations: Souza, João Paulo Dias de OR De Souza, João Paulo Dias

• Author’s adopted name: João Paulo Souza

Variations: Souza, João Paulo OR De Souza, João Paulo OR Souza, J P OR Souza, J. P

• Persistent numbers:

ORCID: 0000-0002-2288-4244

Web of Science ResearcherID: G-1982-2010

Lattes ID: 9159348039113345

2. Use the field prefixes “au” and “auid” and include all variations of the author’s name. (auid:(“0000-0002-2288-4244” OR “G-1982-2010” OR “13205307600”) OR au:(“Souza, João Paulo Dias de” OR “De Souza, João Paulo Dias” OR “Souza, João Paulo” OR “De Souza, João Paulo” OR “Souza, J P” OR “Souza, J. P”))

3. Test the result of the created search strategy, identify authors retrieved incorrectly, and remove false positive results:

“Diniz e Souza, João Paulo” OR “Souza, João Paulo do Vale” OR “Souza, João Paulo Casteleti de” OR ” Souza, João Paulo Francisco de” OR “Machado-de-Souza, João Paulo” OR “Souza, João Paulo Fernandes de” OR “Souza, João Paulo Sant Ana Santos de” OR “Souza, João Paulo Cechinel” OR ” Souza, João Paulo Pereira de” OR ” Souza, João Paulo M. de”

Proposed strategy:

(auid:(“0000-0002-2288-4244” OR “G-1982-2010” OR “13205307600”) OR au:(“Souza, João Paulo Dias de” OR “De Souza, João Paulo Dias” OR “Souza, João Paulo” OR “De Souza, João Paulo” OR “Souza, J P” OR “Souza, J. P”)) AND NOT au:(“Diniz e Souza, João Paulo” OR “Souza, João Paulo do Vale” OR “Souza, João Paulo Casteleti de” OR ” Souza, João Paulo Francisco de” OR “Machado-de-Souza, João Paulo” OR “Souza, João Paulo Fernandes de” OR “Souza, João Paulo Sant Ana Santos de” OR “Souza, João Paulo Cechinel” OR ” Souza, João Paulo Pereira de” OR ” Souza, João Paulo M. de”)

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